here is rutgers basketball coach mike rice today. >> in some time maybe i'll try to explain it, right now, there's no explanation for what's on the films because there is no excuse for it, i was wrong. >> a former rutgers employee showed those films to rutgers officials in november, prompting the athletic director to fine and suspend coach rice. after that video aired on espn yesterday, public pressure prompted rutgers to fire the coach today. governor chris christie released a statement reading rutgers has done the right thing firing mr. rice, that doesn't resolve questions how he was allowed to continue overseeing college students after this behavior first came to the attention of rutgers administration last year. joining me now, executive producer of the rachel maddow show and former ncaa athlete bill wolff, what was your ncaa athletic status in. >> i was a tidly winks star, water polo player, as you know. >> i was an ncaa baseball player, just freshman here. >> i remember reading that. >> really? i played in high school football, baseball, basketball in the 1970s. the stuff i see